PAMILERIN Episode 4

PAMILERIN
Story by O'nezer

Episode 4

I don't know if I dropped the picture I was holding or it left my hand, but I found myself in the kitchen where the scream came from.

Mummy and Pamilerin was already there and I found Mummy crying while Busola was panting around the kitchen like she just had a fight with someone.

"What is going on here? Why the scream? Mummy why are you crying again?" I asked and before the words left my lips;
"when you will never come to the kitchen because Daddy says you are a man and you have no business in the kitchen, how will you know what is wrong? Spoilt brat!" she cut in angrily.

"Now is the time to unite and not fight my dear" Mummy calmed her down tearfully.

It was when we got to the living room I understood what had happened. All the valuable electronics were missing in the kitchen.

When Mummy finally made it to her room, which used to be hers and dad's, she realized some things were missing from Daddy's luggage too.

His silver wrist watch that was given to him by a foreign friend during his last birthday was missing too.

"And your dad loves that wrist watch so much." Mummy sniffed.
"Now you know what your father people are capable of doing. You can all see it and I know you understand" Mummy said as she drew us closer, sobbing and praying for us.

That evening, we had to bring out an abandoned gas stove to prepare our meal.

Daddy loved gadgets and he loves his electronic appliance to be new or averagely new to prevent any hazard, he will say.

We soon attuned to a new lifestyle without dad. Mummy had a shop in town and her sales from there was what we lived on.

Daddy's Family seems to have forgotten we still exist and mum didn't want to bother anyone in her own family except those who gave voluntarily.

Our house with five rooms seems to be of no use anymore. Mummy contemplated selling it, but she was scared of dad's family reaction.

Busola was in a private school. Her school fees were due. She was soon sent out of school with a note not to resume the following term except the pending fee is cleared.

Mummy wept bitterly upon seeing the note. We all brought a note home from our different schools. Pamilerin who was in a Federal school, one of the best schools in town was Mummy's major concern.

Pamilerin seems to be a precocious girl and daddy had wanted the best school for her so she will be able to improve. But it seems all hope is lost now. Mummy lamented.

"I will run around for the money" Mummy assured us.

During the holidays, myself and Pamilerin hawked my mum's good around town. It was far from home so we had no fear of being seen by our neighbors children. But at a point we cared less
"we just have to eat" we will tease each other.

Busola was now a shop keeper for someone in town too. She earned little from it because her boss always complained of missing goods and she had to deduct the money for the goods from her salary.

A week to resumption, we left the shop early. When we got home, we saw some men at the gate. Though they seem like strangers but mummy welcomed them so well.

"We are here for the car" one of them said...

What happened next?
Watch out for the next series

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